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Athens High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1 High School Rd
The Plains, OH 45780
Phone
(740) 797-4521
District
Athens City
County
ATHENS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
693
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Ohio

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.2% of all OH schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Athens High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
65%
53%
71%
64%
58%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 185 26.7%
Grade 10 184 26.6%
Grade 11 166 24.0%
Grade 12 158 22.8%
Total 693 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.1% 89.5% 70.6%
Black 2.8% 3.4% 18.2%
Hispanic 3.5% 3.3% 7.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.4% 3.7% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.0% 49.6% 23.0%
Free lunch eligible 36.2% 41.8% 19.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.8% 7.7% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,357 11,785,935
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 379.7 288
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.2% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 16.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 12.4% 17.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,952 4,829,571
Single Parent Households With Children 2.4% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.1% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 53.4% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.5% 16.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.1% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.6% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 15.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.0% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 20.6% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,427 $24,024,000 40.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,186 $2,732,000 4.6%
Staff $376 $866,000 1.5%
General Administration $398 $918,000 1.6%
School Administration $782 $1,801,000 3.1%
Operation $1,234 $2,842,000 4.8%
Transportation $585 $1,347,000 2.3%
Other $269 $620,000 1.1%
Total Support $4,829 $11,126,000 18.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,251 $23,619,000 40.2%
Total Expenditures $25,507 $58,769,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,356 $14,044,139,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,054 $1,771,718,000 6.2%
Staff $534 $896,936,000 3.1%
General Administration $462 $776,884,000 2.7%
School Administration $746 $1,253,921,000 4.4%
Operation $1,161 $1,951,631,000 6.8%
Transportation $580 $974,095,000 3.4%
Other $681 $1,144,030,000 4.0%
Total Support $5,218 $8,769,215,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,555 $5,975,295,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $17,130 $28,788,649,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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